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I wasn’t trying to be cool or anything, okay? I just said it because I wanted to cheer up Hisada-chan. I like Hisada-chan because she’s all prickly and spiky. Oh, not tsundere—prickly and spiky. Tsundere is way too gentle. I like Hisada-chan because she’s so prickly and spiky, you’d get hurt just touching her.
If you’re not feeling well, those prickles go all limp, so I encouraged you, okay? Limp is limp. If this were fries, I’d lose it. After all, freshly fried is always the best.
Oh, but that last bit—“Mizuno, you’re trying too hard to be cool. Gross.” That’s prickly, right? So that means you’re back to your old self, right? Well then, all that cool-guy stuff paid off. Not that I was trying to be cool or anything.
“…Creepy♪”
…Huh?
“…Way too creepy♪”
She’s in a really good mood now… Cutting carrots all cheerfully…
Honestly, it’s kinda cute, but also super scary.
This is the first time I’ve seen Hisada-chan this happy. Wait, I have seen it in the original work? But I’ve only seen her this happy after she started dating.
Ah, maybe she caught the new strain of cold? If that’s the case, it makes sense.
If I were the protagonist, Saotome, I might press foreheads together here, but unfortunately, I’m Mizuno. So, to avoid getting killed, I’ll just use my hand.
“Sorry.”
Saying that, I reach out to touch Hisada-chan’s forehead.
My hand gets swatted away with a smack. Amazing reflexes.
“…Huh?”
She’s glaring at me intensely.
“No, I thought you might have a fever…”
“…I don’t.”
“But still—”
It probably doesn’t mean anything since it’s just her usual vibe, but you never know.
And so, I try again.
Smack!
“…Hey.”
I know it’s probably fine, but just in case—the possibility isn’t zero.
Just one more time.
Smack!
“…Tell me what you’re doing.”
I can’t say that. There’s no way I can say that.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
Time and time again, I reached out only to be swatted away.
“…Explain why.”
I told you I can’t say!
Like a cat playing with a feather toy, it’s so cute.
What is this? So cute~. My hand is the cat toy, and Hisada-chan keeps giving me cat punches, but it’s just so adorable.
The part that’s the cat toy is my hand, so damage is building up on my hand, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just too cute.
I’m taller, so it really looks like I’m playing with a cat. Even though Hisada-chan is so bossy, she’s short, so the way she looks up at my hand is just adorable.
What is this adorable cat? First off, tell me what kind of cat it is. It’s super rebellious, so it’s definitely a stray, but what breed is it?
I’ve always wanted to have a dog or cat. I couldn’t have one in my past life, so I’ve always thought I’d definitely get one someday.
There was a period where I watched nothing but dog and cat videos. My recommended videos were always either heartwarming animal clips or mishap videos. Plus, I love survival shows, so animal hunting videos kept popping up too. My recommendations section was pure chaos. I realized those two genres can totally coexist.
Honestly, I was researching how to care for them even though I had no plans to get one. Thanks to that, I became this guy who knows way too much about pet care despite never actually owning one.
That’s why I find this ferocious, perpetually squid-eared cat right in front of me utterly adorable.
“…Seriously, cut it out already.”
Smack
Smack
Smack
I gradually raised my hand higher to avoid getting caught, and Hisada chan, not to be outdone, jumped up and latched on.
No! If you do that, you’re totally a cat! You’re trying to become a cat! You’re trying to be kept!
Sorryyy! Hisada-chan! I got too busy being happy first!
“What are you doing?”
“Huh?”
While I was playing with the cat, Niiro called out to me. I think I had a pretty relaxed expression, so this is pretty embarrassing.
“…Mizuno… tried to touch me.”
“Huh? Huh? Huh!?”
Hisada-chan appealed to Niiro in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry.
Ah, this is bad.
“Hey, you sexual harassment bastard!”
S-s-s-s-sexual harassment bastard!?
“D-does that mean me?”
“Of course it does. You sexual harassment bastard!”
Wait, am I supposed to live out my life as a sexual harassment bastard now? Carry this sin forever?
“H-hold on. Just hear me out first.”
If I accept being called a sexual harassment bastard now, I’ll be stuck with that label forever.
“I don’t want to hear anything from a sexual harassment bastard.”
“…I was played.”
What kind of timing is that, Hisada-chan?! Saying something like that leaves me with no way to win!
“…!”
She glared at me with piercing eyes. A beautiful woman’s sharp gaze is scary, you know. If my health and mental state had been good, it would’ve been a reward. What a waste.
“I admit I played with you, but—”
“You played!?”
“When I say ‘played,’ I mean like tag or hide-and-seek, okay?”
“…”
“Really! I definitely didn’t do any sexual harassment!”
“…”
“…”
With Hisada-chan joining in, the sharp glances doubled to two people.
“…I’m sorry.”
I apologized because losing was already certain.
I apologized anyway. I apologized until they forgave me.
Thanks to apologizing so much, I got forgiven for now. If you apologize until they back off, you’ll almost always get forgiven, so everyone should copy me.
…Wait a minute. I didn’t do anything to Niiro, right? But I apologized to Niiro too. That was a wasted apology, wasn’t it? …I’m not satisfied.
I approached Niiro
“…?”
Niiro looked puzzled as I suddenly drew near.
Since I’m the one losing out, I’ll take a little advantage here.
I reached out to Niiro just like I had done to Hisada-chan earlier.
I saw Hisada-chan’s, but I haven’t seen Niiro’s yet, so I decided to take a look.
I apologized beforehand, so I don’t need to apologize again.
“…?”
“…?”
For some reason, Niiro doesn’t try to brush my hand away even though I’m reaching for it. So, we both have question marks floating above our heads.
Huh? What am I supposed to do with this hand? I totally expected to get smacked hard, so this is way different than I thought.
Oh, maybe if I get a little closer, it’ll react and throw a cat punch? Maybe its reaction range is different from Hisada-chan’s?
“…?”
“…?”
Huh? Still no reaction? I’m pretty far in now, right? Going any further is bad, right?
I should’ve pulled my hand back right then, but for some reason, I felt like I could pull it off.
“…!”
“…!”
With Hisada-chan, I’d tried to touch her forehead to see if she had a fever, but I’d completely forgotten about that.
“…!”
After landing on her head, I slid my hand down through her hair, ending up on her cheek.
I did it! I did it!!!!
What the hell am I doing?! I know it’s disgusting, even I can tell! Only someone like Saotome could get away with this!
I can feel the blood draining from my face even as I do this.
Apologizing won’t cut it this time. I doubt even groveling on scorching asphalt would be enough.
“……”
Niiro, you should’ve pushed my hand away! If you’d done that, none of this would’ve happened!
What kind of excuse can I possibly make for this…?
“…You pervert.”
“Ow!”
The familiar pain shot through my shin.
Thank you. Just this once, that pain actually felt good.
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